Lupe originally recorded Haile Selassie in 2014 (or possibly earlier - it was originally released back then) which would explain why it’s so good. Lately he makes music that is densely packed with lyrics but not palatable or all that sonically pleasing. I hope to see him return completely to form soon. First two…

I think the problem is just no one adopted the names when artists did try to distinguish themselves. There are sub-genres but outside of true hip hop fans, no one cares, so the names never stick. Chopped and screwed was a style. Gangsta rap was big for a while. People from Snoop’s camp legit had their own sound for a…

Yeah, I know the list is about getting mad at white folk, but I’m mad at the dates on Surviving the Game, Dead Presidents, American History X and Rosewood. How were those two decades ago? How old am I? What the hell is going on with these calendars these days?